Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-30

sans FRANK =. huey Of Rsneelv I..l.. =.
;nn - ! nave been employed in the h.,"h
lug house a. the lakes for several va.-.
ST. 9loU, 300 of which eot Of .ha
Isss ana Joy OF Mr.. Stanley, for NV nav -; !.
~ 1no onn STANLEY collected some 36l, noo
ui. aS'ovV trout eggs in the fall of 1894 ana
thsn th onem IN the Matching house. More
OF the State that year by the fish ssn' OUT
eis. They told me if anyone fond on. s.on
h,no OF eggs were sent of to saw ,her "na'
olueDacks. There we're but a few ,ho,. "eis
egg lett after all had been sent of 1'A"u
Mr. Vose said this was private bs,ch;,
me counsel for the prosecution nre.en,oa
Mr. Huey's bill for services at the bnrsa 40
Huey. 'o"' mr. stanley to
FRANK W. Huey, captain of a Ranoa,ev
nake steamer, testified that be was sure that
.here was not quarter of the eggs in tho
Matching house left. :" INC
Mr. wing stated that under the rulinu co,
. un'ns the investigation within six season.
eae iast specincation relative to the breaking
a., viz n'n anu game laws by the commission.
ers was withdrawn. The prosecution rested
| their case rested
geo. ID Bisbee, Esq, opened for the do.
renee. lie understood that there was an
luminous IN these proceedings. There were
so'ne gentlemen who would be glad to be rid
| u tue commissioners so that they might com q
uo"h mere and fish and hunt with impunitv
| ne regarded as preposterous the coming of
uen' Harmon to Maine from another STATE
ana prefering charges against such Trusted
and tried officials.
Letters from Gen. Harmon to the com.
lnlssioners were read in which the General
would nave these gentlemen understand that
| ,nere was DAY coming when he would have
MS 'ufn at the law. Another letter was read
1nele the GENERAL did not speak in very ten
DER terms OF the commissioners.
Following is copy of letter written Mr.
Stilwell by Gen. Harmon;
NJ August 20, 1884.
| DEAR sIR:-On Monday morning, the
| 18TH. answered to suit a suit brought
against me by you through Geo. d. Huntoon
Inc suit was dismissed being malicious
ana frivolous. The expense to which have
oeen subjected through your action amount,
to about $50 aid unless you at once reimburse
me shall bring an action against YOU, not
| only to recover the above amount but also to
recover damages for the scandal which vour
Ill advised suit has caused. BY the time
am through with you | will try to show you
that my letter to Mr.. Huntoon was no brag
An early reply will much oblge
The correspondence between Mr.. Stilwell
and Mr. Huntoon in which the former directs
the latter to bring an action against the lat
ter for breaking the Sunday law and that the
suit tor transportation of deer be dropped if
the Sunday fine was paid, was read. Mr..
Harmon's letter to Huntoon in relation to the
action for transporting the deer, under date
OF July ~ was also read
Commissioner Stanley took the stand.
One-third of the entire plant of fish eggs in
the State has been at Rangeley since 1874 be-
cause the Matching house was located there
La answer to the charges that the Rangeley
lake region had been neglected in providing
hsh, the following relative to distribution
were presented: From 1874 to, 1886 nclu-
sive, $4,000 eggs were distributed
at Rangeley; 26l 900, Moosehead; $780,
900, Weld Pond; elsewhere. GAL 600
The State never paid one cent towards the
Matching house at Rangeley. Large numbers
of whitefish, salmon and trout had been
Matched at the house, l have Matched 20OO
salmon and put them into Rangley lake my
| self and not charged the State cent for it.
Three-qrarters of the expense of the Range
ley Matching house had been borne by private
| individuals. | did carry off $50, 900 eggs in
1884, and endeavored tot to be too open in
my operations as ii would create jealousy
among the guides. Seventy-five thousand
land-locked salmon were Matched by me at
the house and turned into the Rangely lakes.
The $50 paid Huey in 1884 was for hatch
ing these land locked salmon eggs and max
ing repairs
Mr.. Stanley said the Matching house was
private property and did not belong
to the State.
Mr.. Barker argued the case for the de-
fence and raised the question that it was not
within the province of the Governor and
Council to remove these men from office;
that the constitution provides that the Gov
ernor, with advice of his Council, shall re-
move officials at the address of the legisla-
ture; that the power of impeachment lies in
the house and not in the Board of the Gov
ernor and Council; that the Senate shall
have the power Of trial. Instead of this case
going to the Senate through the House with
a trial this gentleman from Connecticut comes
here and usurps the power of the legislature
Removals by the Governor must be made by
confirmed appointments. Removal never
proceeds appointments.
Mr.. Barker pictured the efforts and success
of the commissioners in promoting the fish
and ga ne interests of the State and called
the salary of $500 year each which they re-
ceived miserable pittance.
He reviewed the charges and regarded the
commissioners as hunted instead of General
Harmon.
Judge Wing closed for the prosecution,
making an able argument
1t is not probable that the Governor aud
Council will disturb the commissioners.
CITY Personals.
Mrs. Lizzie Tolman and children have re-